Feb 15 2012

You Are 8 Hours Away From Lead Certification

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When the EPA rolled out its lead RRP rule for safe renovations in environments containing lead paint, it made sure to include a schedule of fines for any renovator who provides services in a pre-1978 facility. Some fines can reach up to $37,500 daily for each infraction against the RRP rule. When you weigh the costs against the benefits of violating the RRP rule, it becomes easy to see that compliance is more worthwhile than skirting EPA regulations. The only way to comply with the EPA’s lead RRP rule is to obtain lead certification. A lead certification training course will teach you more about how to comply with EPA rules for proper containment and cleanup of lead working areas during and after a renovation.

Lead training courses welcome any building professional whose work involves renovations, repairs, or painting in pre-1978 homes and schools. From learning how to use HEPA vacuums to clean up lead paint chips to practicing the skills you learn in class in a simulated job scenario, a lead training class will equip you with the concept and practical knowledge you will need to confidently approach the EPA lead certification exam. Once you pass the EPA exam, you will have the lead certificate you need in order to provide renovation, repair, or painting work in pre-1978 homes and schools.

Knowing the EPA rules concerning lead safe renovations is mandatory for any renovator who works in pre-1978 buildings. You can protect yourself, your firm, and your clients from lead paint exposure when you enroll in a lead certification course. As long as your lead training provider has been EPA-accredited, then the lead training course for which you register should satisfy the training requirement for the EPA certificate. An 8-hour lead training course is all you need to become a lead certified renovator.

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Jan 11 2012

Lead Certification Classes Expand Green Job Potential

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The green building industry represents more than a fad or fleeting trend, but the answer to the growing need for buildings to be made according to better practices that reduce the building’s impact on its environment and its occupants. The green building industry continues to see support from both the public and private sectors, with private investment increasing the sustainability of the nation’s leading green businesses. And as green building projects become less costly, more widely supported by state and local authorities, and more valued by communities and individuals for the benefits green buildings provide, the industry will provide more jobs for green professionals, who can take lead certification classes to make themselves even more employable within the green building industry.

One example of the shift toward more environmentally responsible building practices is the EPA’s lead RRP ruling, which regulates safe working practices for anyone whose work disturbs lead paint on surfaces in pre-1978 buildings. While the lead RRP rule pertains to renovation, removal, and painting work, it also outline precautions contractors must take when engaging in certain types of construction work, including sanding and drilling. The EPA has made it mandatory for all building professionals who work in pre-1978 buildings and child-occupied facilities to obtain lead certification. Lead certification classes, which you can take online, will prepare you to pass the EPA certification exam for lead certified renovators.

Before you enroll in lead certificate classes, you will want to verify that the provider is an EPA accredited training provider. Your lead certification is your key lend you access to green job opportunities.

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Dec 29 2011

Ring In The New Year With Lead Certification Classes

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While January does not mark a new fiscal year, it does mark a new calendar and a time for new beginnings both in and out of the office. For building professionals, the new year provides a great opportunity to sign on new clients after a restful holiday, including homeowners looking to add interior and exterior renovations to their homes. If you have not yet applied for your EPA lead certification, then now is the time to sign up for lead certification classes for you and others in your company.

Due to the detrimental effects that lead paint exposure can have on child development, including growth abnormalities, behavioral difficulties, and physical ailments such as chronic migraines, the EPA has made lead training mandatory for anyone whose work increases the risk of lead paint exposure to building occupants. Because the EPA’s lead RRP rule only regulates activities that can disturb lead paint in pre-1978 facilities, all building professionals who engage in such activities must seek the appropriate lead certificate after taking a lead training course from an accredited provider. Taking a lead certification class will put you on the road to working as an EPA certified lead renovator, meaning that you can legally provide renovation, repair, and painting services in buildings constructed before 1978.

Whether you are looking to add lead renovator to your list of specialties or you have not yet gotten around to taking a lead course, you can still reap the benefits that lead certification training offers. A lead certification class will school you in the processes that the EPA has defined as safe working practices for those who work around lead based paint. Furthermore, lead certification training will make you a more conscientious renovator and allow you to help put a stop to lead poisoning.

 

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Dec 19 2011

Take Lead Training Classes And Improve Home Health

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Lead training classes are essential to starting or continuing a career that involves an activity that can disturb lead paint in buildings that were constructed before 1978. The United States government has passed the lead RRP rule to specify how to engage in lead safe repair, renovation, and painting activities in homes determined to contain lead based paint. For anyone who works in renovation, even replacing a wall sconce could be an activity that the lead RRP rules deems illegal for anyone other than a lead certified renovator.

You can register for lead certification classes and learn how to comply with the EPA rules concerning lead RRP. Through classroom instruction and hands-on training (the classroom portion you can complete online), lead certification courses prepare students to pass the EPA lead exam that is required in order to obtain lead certification. A lead training course will cover what materials are required under the EPA rules for containing a work area and minimizing the migration of lead dust outside of that work area.

Because lead exposure in children can cause lead poisoning, a public health issue has developed around childhood lead poisoning and its damaging effects of nervous system and physical development. The lead RRP rule is meant to hold renovators and contractors accountable for minimizing the health threat of lead dust and lead based paint chips. By making lead RRP certification a requirement for those working in pre-1978 buildings, the lead RRP rule aims to preserve public health and safety by delineating safe practices for lead renovators.

If you perform service and repair work to occupants in pre-1978 homes or childcare facilities, then it is imperative that you take a lead certification course and then the lead certification exam. Otherwise, you are subject to massive fines from the EPA for lead RRP violations. The reality is this – lead is dangerous and you need to be certified to work around it.

 

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Dec 07 2011

Lead Certification Classes Teach Lead Safety To Renovators

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The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, NY, recently reported that the county moved to cut funding for lead abatement programs, which had been proven somewhat effective at reducing the number of lead poisoning incidents among inner-city children. The report showed that lead poisoning had been most problematic for the younger residents of subsidized housing developments that typically contain lead-based paint. The county’s decision to stop funding the 4-year lead abatement program is a public health issue as well as a polarizing political decision. However, the fact that Monroe County has allocated part of its budget to targeting lead homes goes to show that lead poisoning is still a pressing health issue. This story also underscores the need for renovators to complete EPA-approved lead certification classes to protect themselves and their clients from lead paint exposure.

Renovators who plan to work in homes, rentals, or childcare facilities built before 1978 must complete a lead certification class in order to comply with the EPA’s lead RRP rule, which regulates lead-safe renovation, repair, and painting procedures. In addition to teaching EPA regulations, including the scope of EPA fines for lead RRP violators, lead certification classes also teach participants how to protect themselves with proper containment procedures, safe and effective cleanup methods, and diligent record-keeping practices. Any person who engages in activities than can disturb lead paint, including replacing fixtures in commercial buildings, switching out doorknobs in a residence, or even installing ceiling fans in a home built in 1973, must obtain EPA lead certification. Failure to obtain accredited lead certification can result in costly fines that can range up to $37,500 per incident, per day.

If you have not yet received EPA lead certification, then please consider doing so right away. When you consider how expensive EPA fines can be for renovators who work in pre-1978 buildings without proper certification, the decision to enroll in a lead certification course becomes a no-brainer.

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Dec 06 2011

Lead Certification Classes For Firm Certification

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In addition to obtaining your own lead renovator certificate, you must also obtain a firm certificate from the EPA in order to continue legally working in pre-1978 homes, rentals, or childcare facilities. The EPA has designated costly fines for violating its newest lead RRP rules that regulate the safe renovation, repair, and painting of lead homes. In order to avoid paying these fines, which can cost up to $37,500 per incident, per day, you must seek certification through EPA-approved lead certification classes, take the lead certified renovator exam, and the procure separate certification for your renovation firm. Simply obtaining certification for yourself does not mean that you and others in your firm can legally do renovation, repair, or painting work in pre-1978 lead homes.

Lead certification classes educate participants in the EPA regulations surrounding lead RRP, combining a review of EPA regulations with in-depth coverage of how to train other renovators on your team, how to contain your working area in a pre-1978 building, and what the dangers of lead paint dust are to you and to the occupants of the lead home. After completing the 8-hour lead certification course, you will be well-positioned to pass the EPA’s certified lead renovator exam. After you pass the exam, you can purchase lead RRP certification for your firm. Firm certification is the key to continued business in pre-1978 homes. Without firm certification, your business faces steep EPA fines that can compromise your profitability.

State lead paint regulations might vary, but federal lead paint safety regulations require renovators to obtain lead certification for every individual in their firm who will do renovation, repair, or painting work, as well as a separate lead certification for the entire firm. Lead certification classes will protect you and your entire renovation firm from crippling EPA fines and keep you safe from lead paint exposure.

 

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Dec 02 2011

Lead Certification Classes Demystify Lender Transparency

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A key portion of a lead certification class is a discussion of EPA regulations surrounding lead-safe renovation, repair, and painting (RRP) in buildings constructed before 1978. Anyone who seeks EPA certification in lead RRP will need to register for and complete a lead certification class, the majority of which can be completed online. Lead certification classes prepare students to take the lead RRP certification exam to become certified lead renovators.

In addition to learning how to safely handle lead paint, including how to contain a work area and how to clean up a work area in a pre-1978 building, students will also learn how the EPA is enacting its newest regulations surrounding lead RRP. Even if you do not consider yourself a building profession but you work in real estate, you should still consider taking a lead certification class because if an incident occurs in a lead home and the occupants endure lead paint exposure following renovation work, the property manager can be implicated as well as the actual renovators.

A thorough understanding of EPA lead RRP regulations can protect you legally when you show a pre-1978 home to prospective buyers because one important part of the EPA’s lead RRP rule is requirements for literature that renovators, contractors, or agents must give purchasers who are considering a pre-1978 home. The EPA has created a required brochure that informs occupants of the dangers of lead paint exposure in pre-1978 buildings. Transparency is a crucial part of compliance with the EPA’s lead RRP rule.

If you are a building professional or real estate professional, then you may want to consider taking a lead certification class, especially if you deal with pre-1978 homes, rentals, or childcare facilities. Compliance is key, and an EPA-approved lead certification course will teach you how to stay in compliance with lead RRP rules.

 

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Dec 01 2011

Lead Certification Classes Help Renovators Comply With EPA Rules

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Registering for an EPA-approved lead certification course is mandatory for any building professional who plans to work in facilities built before 1978. The EPA’s lead RRP rule governs the safe renovation, repair, and painting practices that renovators must follow when working in lead homes and childcare facilities that were built prior to the outlawing of lead paint use in 1978. To maintain public health safety, renovators must obtain lead certification, which is only possible after completion of accredited lead certification classes.

There are several reasons to consider a lead certification course. For one, failure to procure lead certification for yourself, your employees, and your renovation firm can put you out of business altogether. The fines that the EPA can exact can range up to $37,500 per incident, per day. When you multiply the number of potential infractions, which can result from any activity that upsets lead paint and spreads lead dust, by the number of days that the construction site is active, you may find that the cost of fines is simply not worth the risk of continuing your business without proper lead certification. Investing in a lead certification course is one of the smartest investments you can make as a renovator, engineer, architect, or carpenter.

A lead certification course informs participants of lead-safe work practices, including the minimization of migrating lead dust and proper containment procedures. All of the curriculum in a lead certification class follows EPA guidelines for lead-safe practices that are designed to protect building occupants and renovators from the dangers of lead paint exposure, which can cause physical and mental developmental problems. As a building professional, here are your options – you can become a certified lead renovator in just 8 hours, or you can neglect to complete your lead certification and face steep EPA fines that can jeopardize your business.

 

 

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Nov 08 2011

Renovators Protect Themselves Under EPA Rules With EPA Certificate

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Perhaps if you have been keeping abreast of developments in the EPA lead RRP rule for safe renovation, repair, and panting in pre-1978 facilities, then you are well aware how the changes to this rule, including the addition of the vertical containment policy, impact your enterprise as a contractor. What you may not already know is just how serious the EPA plans to be about those who fail to comply with the lead RRP rules. With one violation already on the radar from a Maine contractor, the proof is undeniable that any contractor is at equal risk of being fined by the EPA for even the slightest misinterpretation of the lead RRP rule. In the case of the Maine renovator, he himself was EPA certified in lead RRP, but he failed to obtain a similar EPA certificate for his firm and for his employees, who subsequently removed lead paint from a pre-1978 building without the required EPA lead certificate.

If you are a contractor and your working environment is not limited to new constructions, then a lead training course would be perfect for you. In fact, a lead training course is absolutely mandatory if you plan to do any renovation work on a pre-1978 lead home. Because lead poisoning is still very much a public health issue, the EPA has grown more stringent in enforcing lead containment, proper disposal of lead chips and lead dust, and education and certification of contractors who plan to work in hazardous environments containing lead paint.

EPA lead certification classes will teach you how to protect yourself from lead exposure by teaching vertical containment procedures, EPA-approved lead check testing products, intricacies of the lead RRP rule, and much more. Educate yourself, protect your business and your health, and stay competitive by being able to work in pre-1978 facilities. Register for a lead training course as soon as possible.

 

 

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Nov 04 2011

Lead Home Renovations Require Transparency From Contractors

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There are several reasons you should enroll in an EPA-approved lead home certification course. For one, working around lead paint puts you at risk for lead poisoning, the effects of which can include damage to the nervous system and to your internal organs. Not only does working around lead put you, the contractor, at risk, it also increases the probability that you and your workers will spread lead dust around your working area and potentially beyond this area into other parts of the building. If you work in facilities built before 1978, so if, for example, you respond to call to replace a skylight in a home built before 1978, then you must be able to prove that you are in compliance with the EPA lead RRP (renovation, repair, and painting) rules. The only way to comply with EPA rules concerning working in areas containing lead paint is to complete an EPA-approved lead certification class.

The EPA now makes it mandatory for contractors to provide their clients with a form that the occupant must read and sign to verify that the contractor gave him the requisite lead hazard pamphlet, a document that the EPA drafted to inform families, caregivers, and schools of the dangers of exposure to lead based paint. Renovating a lead home, or a home built before 1978, is illegal unless the contractor has presented the homeowner with the lead hazard pamphlet along with a copy of the lead training certificate. Without proof of EPA certification to conduct lead home renovations, a contractor cannot legally work in the home and is subject to costly fines from the EPA. When you consider how easily these EPA fines can accumulate, working without lead home RRP certification becomes too risky and too expensive.

Continuing to work in pre-1978 buildings without EPA-approved lead training could put you out of business entirely. Instead of dealing with EPA fines, simply register for a lead training course.

 

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